Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Israel
Israel: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 79.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Israel, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Israel is 79.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Israel peaked at 94.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2022.
Israel ranks 60th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.1% | — |
| 1961 | 89.1% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 92.3% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 89.6% | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 90.7% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 90.2% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 88.6% | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 87.9% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 88.9% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 91.7% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 88.3% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 85.0% | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 89.6% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 88.9% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 93.0% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 91.8% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 90.8% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 93.3% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 92.3% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 91.6% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 89.7% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 88.4% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +4.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 79.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 99% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Israel's 79.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.0% | 88.1% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.8% | 85.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.0% | 90.8% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 88.1% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 82.0% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 75.9% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 75.8% | 79.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More private sector data for Israel
- Merchandise trade 25.3% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 95.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 86.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 59.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,829 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Israel?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Israel was 79.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Israel ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.